Warner to reboot Tomb Raider movie franchise

Expected to revamp the Lara Croft character, her origins, love interest and villains.

According to The Hollywood Reporter Warner Bros. and producer Dan Lin are in early development of a reboot of Tomb Raider, the long-running Eidos video game franchise.

Paramount previously made two Lara Croft motion pictures staring Angelina Jolie - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in 2001 and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life in 2003 - but the rights have since gone back to Eidos. Warner Bros. picked up the movie rights back in December as part of a deal which saw it up its stake in Eidos to 19.92 per cent.

The new movie project is expected to see a complete revamp of the Lara Croft character, bearing little resemblance to the original films. Fans can expect a re-imagining of Lara's origins, her love interest and main villain.

As for who will play the role of Lara, THR notes that this is unlikely to be decided until after a writer and director are attached.